You fit hear wetin dey happen for Abuja? E be like say Senator David Mark don vex for wetin Senate President Godswill Akpabio talk about the Electoral Act amendment wey everybody dey yan about. Dem say na real gbege don start for their matter as dem gree meet for public presentation of ‘The Burden of Legislators in Nigeria‘ for NAF Conference Centre.
Akpabio don use mouth dey tell everybody make dem no dey rush the amendment, say dem never conclude wetin dem dey do for Senate. Him dey claim say people wey dey call for real-time electronic transmission of election results no dey consider say our wahala for power and internet for rural areas plenty. Na wetin make Mark no gree keep quiet.
Mark yan say Akpabio no fit talk for ADC as if na him dey carry the party head. Him clear am say all wetin ADC dey ask be say make National Assembly carry the amendment pass, make INEC self fit talk if e no dey possible. “We no wan hear excuses,” Mark yan wetin dey her heart. “NA Electoral Act suppose get law wey go protect vote wey we go fit believe in, no be wetin go limit us.”
Him talk say the National Assembly suppose dey focus on how to make our elections better, and not dey complain about infrastructures as dem dey do so. Na to protect the democracy wey we get, so we need make this law pass wit all the wetin dey inside am. Mark dey remind everybody say na transparency we dey find, not just talk without action.
The koko for this event na that many people dey observe as wahala dey increase between public demand and wetin our lawmakers dey do. Everybody dey look face dem as dem dey dodge to pass this important law wey go fit change our electoral game for the better.
As dem dey gist anyhow, one thing wey dey clear be say many people dey tire for dis kind slow progress. The public don dey call for change since 2023 election, say no be time to dey postpone important matter like dis ahead of 2027 general elections. Make we see wetin go happen as ADC and other parties begin dey raise their voices. Na dem go feel influence the whole discussion well well.
As expected, the room full with plenty dignitaries, lawmakers, and policy experts. Dem dey review book wey Prof. Maxwell Gidado write. Na so our senators go sit down dey talk long talk, but make we dey see if dem go fit move fast make the right decision for the people wey dey expect good governance.
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